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David Richards (businessman) was born on 13 November, 1970 in Sheffield, United Kingdom, is an An english chief executive. Discover David Richards (businessman)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

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Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 13 November 1970
Birthday 13 November
Birthplace Sheffield, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1970

David James Richards (born 13 November 1970) is a British Silicon Valley entrepreneur and technology executive.

He is the co-founder of WANdisco, an Anglo-American software company specialising in distributed computing.

He was born in Sheffield, England in 1970, where his father worked in the steel industry.

1990

In the mid-1990s, Richards formed a SAP consulting company, which he sold in the late 1998 and moved to Silicon Valley.

1992

Graduating with a degree in computer science from the University of Huddersfield in 1992, he became an early member of the team at Druid Group.

2004

Raising $25m from venture capital, he founded business software company Insevo before creating Librados, which was acquired by Netmanage in 2004.

2005

WANdisco was incorporated in 2005 after a chance meeting between Richards and WANdisco chief scientist, Dr. Yeturu Aahlad.

Richards recognized the potential of Aahlad's invention, and the two decided to create a company without the use of venture capital or angel investors.

2012

In June 2012, the company was floated on the London Stock Exchange.

2017

In 2017, Richards and his wife Jane donated stock valued at $1.5 million to create the charitable David and Jane Richards Family Foundation to educate, empower and improve the lives of children.

Richards cited frustration at the UK Government's efforts to teach computing skills to schoolchildren and consequently a lack of adequate skills in a future economy where artificial intelligence and automation are prevalent.

He said "You can’t have all this money and hold on to it or buy a football team. There’s only so many houses you can live in. I think it’s better to do something good for the world."

During the COVID-19 pandemic Richards co-founded Laptops For Kids, a charitable organisation to facilitate the donation, secure erasure, and distribution of used digital devices, enabling children from disadvantaged backgrounds to have access to the technology they need to participate in remote learning.

He said "nearly one in 10 children living in households with no access to a laptop, desktop or tablet computer, the shift towards remote learning during the pandemic has excluded up to 1.77m young people from active schooling. No access equals no education. I am not prepared to let this injustice go unchallenged."

Richards was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the information technology sector and young people, particularly during Covid-19.

He was awarded an honorary doctorate from The University of Sheffield (2023) for giving distinguished service or bringing distinction to the University, the City of Sheffield, or the region.

He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University (2017) in recognition of him being a champion of British technology and a passionate advocate of entrepreneurship.